FedEx Express sees ‘significant headwind’ from reduced US Postal Service volume
Supply Chain Dive
JANUARY 3, 2024
Strategic shifts from both carriers complicate efforts to renew their air transportation contract, which expires in September.
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IBM’s new watson large speech model brings generative AI to the phone
IBM Supply Chain Blog
JANUARY 3, 2024
Most everyone has heard of large language models, or LLMs, since generative AI has entered our daily lexicon through its amazing text and image generating capabilities, and its promise as a revolution in how enterprises handle core business functions. Now, more than ever, the thought of talking to AI through a chat interface or have it perform specific tasks for you, is a tangible reality.
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Evolving supply chains need talent with the gift for seeing end-to-end
Supply Chain Dive
JANUARY 3, 2024
As supply chains transform, teams will need to step out of their siloed functions and focus on organization-wide priorities, Kearney experts write.
New Year Insights for the procurement solutions and services marketplace 2024: Scoutbee
Spend Matters
JANUARY 3, 2024
For several years now, Spend Matters has been collecting and publishing a series of articles about procurement, supply and services trends for the year ahead from expert tech and service providers in the market. This year we’re highlighting the customer demands, market movements and advances in procurement tech that are exciting the world of solution providers, how they expect them to shape the S2P landscape next year and how they plan to respond to them.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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Vietnamese EV Maker Planning Battery Plant in India
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 3, 2024
VinFast said in October 2023it would build assembly factories in India and Indonesia that each have an annual capacity of up to 50,000 cars and a capital expenditure of up to $200 million at first.
Inside the geographic transformation of supply chains
Supply Chain Dive
JANUARY 3, 2024
Lead times, cost-pressures and geopolitical risks are just a few reasons why companies are making operational changes.
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Episode 146: Calling All Solution Enthusiasts! with A’Keela Johnson
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JANUARY 3, 2024
EPISODE 146 Calling All Solution Enthusiasts! with A'Keela Johnson By Kelly Barner | January 3, 2024 Procurement is used to dealing with a whole series of stereotypes associated with the profession: bean counters… pencil sharpeners… and penny pinchers, just to name a few. Those nicknames stand in sharp contrast to the value procurement delivers on a daily basis – value that extends far beyond savings to improve the competitive position of the whole company.
Russian LNG Producer Begins Arctic Operations Despite U.S. Sanctions
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 3, 2024
The first shipments from the LNG project will be delivered during the first quarter of 2024, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
Mathew Schulz gives a timely stir of the “Procurement Digital Transformation”pot!
Procurement Insights
JANUARY 3, 2024
Pop Quiz: When was the following article excerpt about orchestration written: “During the alignment phase, stakeholder input (especially from your purchasing department and supply base) will also enable you to lay a solid foundation to evaluate current and proposed technologies. Besides eliminating compliance challenges, you will be able to know exactly where and how you can utilize orchestrated technology to deliver savings.” Today’s post is my response to a great post by Math
Missouri Bans Foreign Adversaries from Buying Land Near Military Bases
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 3, 2024
The executive order prohibits companies and citizens from "threatening countries" from purchasing farms or other types of land within ten miles of staffed military sites in Missouri.
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.
Material Shortages Could Propel E-waste Recycling
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
JANUARY 3, 2024
Global trade tensions and continued material shortages will continue to hamper the supply chain in 2024 says a Deloitte forecast.
How Industry 4.0 is Interwoven into Modern Warehouse Design
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 3, 2024
It's hard to predict what a warehouse will look like in ten years.
Delivering responsible AI in the healthcare and life sciences industry
IBM Supply Chain Blog
JANUARY 3, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed disturbing data about health inequity. In 2020, the National Institute for Health (NIH) published a report stating that Black Americans died from COVID-19 at higher rates than White Americans, even though they make up a smaller percentage of the population. According to the NIH, these disparities were due to limited access to care, inadequacies in public policy and a disproportionate burden of comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and lung disea
My SaaS Negotiation Course is Live on Udemy
The Good Spending
JANUARY 3, 2024
My online course, "Modern Approach to Cloud Software (SaaS) Negotiations," is live on Udemy. Please follow this link [link] and get closer to becoming the SaaS negotiation expert. Software as a Service (SaaS) procurement refers to acquiring cloud-based software applications on a subscription basis rather than through traditional software licensing models.
Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes
Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski
Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea
Manufacturing ended the year in a lull, but optimism up for 2024: PMI
Supply Chain Dive
JANUARY 3, 2024
The industry could enter growth mode as early as March, economists say.
Best of 2023: CPO Rising 2023: Priority Deep Dive — Once Again, Savings Is Job One
CPO Rising
JANUARY 3, 2024
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2023 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.
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